Bust of Jesus Christ by Gianlorenzo Bernini
12Apr
Salvator Mundi (Latin for "Savior of the World")
Great Artworks
Venus de Milo
12Apr
The Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. Initially it was attributed to the sculptor Praxiteles, but from an inscription that was on...
BERNINI'S SAINTS JEROME IN THE VATICAN
11Jan
Saints Jerome and Mary Magdalen are two sculptures by the Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini. The statues are about two meters tall, and represent Saint Jerome and Saint Mary Magdalene; they are kept at the Siena...
The Angel of the Night
11Jan
The Angel of the Night1885 by Giulio Monteverde, Primo Zonca grave, Quadriportico, Verano Monumental Cemetery, Rome, Italy
Mary Queen of Scots
11Jan
Mary Queen of Scots - Albert Ernest Carrier-BelleuseAlbert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (born Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse; 12 June 1824 – 4 June 1887) was a French sculptor. He began his training as a goldsmith's apprentice. Carrier-Belleuse was...
Matilda, 19th century, marble bust
11Jan
Matilda, 19th century, marble bustLarge marble bust of a woman in affluent garb. Beaded pearl head dress. Has carved floral decoration and is gilded. Front of bust has "Matelda" etched and gilded. No apparent signature....
Monteverde Angel
11Jan
Monteverde AngelGiulio Monteverde - Angel of the Resurrection Alfredo.M Giulio Monteverde, Oneto Tomb, Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno, Genoa Monteverde Angel, detail The Monteverde Angel or Angel of the Resurrection (Italian Angelo di Monteverde and Angelo...
David
11Dec
Sculpture by Gian Lorenzo BerniniDavid is a life-size marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The sculpture was one of many commissions to decorate the villa of Bernini's patron Cardinal Scipione Borghese – where it still...
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
11Dec
Sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa is the central sculptural group in white marble set in an elevated aedicule in the Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome. It was designed...
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11Dec
The Nymph Arnina by Lorenzo Bartolini
11Dec
Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850) was an important Tuscan sculptor. As an artist and teacher, he fought the Neoclassical taste that dominated his times by prompting his students – at Florence’s Fine Arts Academy – to draw...
Nymph with a Scorpion by Lorenzo Bartolini
08Dec
Lorenzo Bartolini (Prato, 7 January 1777 – Florence, 20 January 1850) was an Italian sculptor who infused his neoclassicism with a strain of sentimental piety and naturalistic detail, while he drew inspiration from the sculpture...
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